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World History Final #2
Roman Empire
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History
11th Grade
11/22/2008

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Etruscans
Definition
neighbor
Term
Military Industrial Complex
Definition
political force
Term
Mars
Definition
Warrior god
Term
Tribunes
Definition
representatives
Term
Legion
Definition
military unit
Term
Hannibal
Definition
military leader
Term
March 15, 44BC
Definition
Julius Caesar
Term
Tiberius Gracchus
Definition
killed in Senate riot
Term
Optimates/Populares
Definition
Senate groups
Term
Marchus Aurelius
Definition
law
Term
Trajan
Definition
emperor with the largest empire
Term
Livy
Definition
Historian
Term
Lucretius
Definition
atoms and molecules
Term
Ptolemy
Definition
astronomer
Term
284 BC
Definition
Diocletian
Term
Council of Nicaea
Definition
Nicene Creed
Term
What did Caesar put up in the Temple of Venus Genetrix that caused a scandal?
Definition
A golden statue of Cleopatra
Term
Under which emperor did the blood baths occur?
Definition
Hadrian
Term
What was significant about the child buried in the Roman cemetry?
Definition
Earliest genetic evidence of malaria
Term
What was Nero blamed for?
Definition
The burning of Rome
Term
Who was blamed in times of crisis?
Definition
Christians
Term
What is one of Pliny's remedies used today?
Definition
Chicken soup
Term
According to the article, why did Nero persecute Christians?
Definition
For sport
Term
What was the relationship of Ptolemy VIII to Cleopatra?
Definition
Brother and fiancee
Term
What was one important right of all Roman Citizens, even Christians?
Definition
The right to go to court
Term
What was the name of Pliny's collection of works?
Definition
Natural History
Term
Name three factors that make the Rome unique.
Definition
-Have surrounding land to support the development of the polis.
-Being halfway of coast
-Advantage of hills
-Love politics
Term
Who founded Rome based on Roman myths?
Definition
Romulus
Term
What school of philospohy did Romans adhere to?
Definition
Stoicism
Term
What did the Plebeians do to gain power? Why was it effective?
Definition
-Sit-in. it was effective because they were the workers and the army of Rome.
Term
Name 3 factors that contributed to Rome's military success.
Definition
-Legion-military organization
-disciplined army
-Camps are fortified
-Paid soldiers
-Never accepted defeat
-Stern discipline
-supplied w/ arms
Term
What military characteristic was exemplified in the 1st Carthaginian War?
Definition
-Never accept defeat
Term
What is another name for the Carthaginian Wars?
Definition
Punic Wars
Term
What were the limitations put on Carthage after their defeat?
Definition
-Most of their land was taken away
-Their navy was limited to ten ships
-The couldn't go to war without Rome's consent
Term
Why did the 3rd Cathaginian War happen?
Definition
Rome kept poking at Carthage
Term
What were some internal problems in Rome before the reform movement?
Definition
-Less loyal to state
-Issues in controlling outer provinces
-Differences between patricians and plebians increasing
-Roman allies are questioning relationship with Rome
-Economic issues
Term
What was a flaw in the techniques that farmers used to transport goods?
Definition
-Horses with harness around neck not chest
-One axle wagon
Term
Who were the 5 "good" emperors?
Definition
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius, Marcus Aurelius
Term
Who inherited Caesar's rule?
Definition
Tiberius
Term
What elements of reform did the Gracchus brothers wish to instate?
Definition
They wanted to keep Stoic values and redistribute the land.
Term
What are 3 of the accomplishments of the 1st Triumverate?
Definition
-Try to lessen the differenc between inhabitants of Rome and the provinces
-Abolish political clubs in Rome
-Increase number of the elected officials
-Introduce new calendar
-Try to heal the senate
Term
Who were the 1st Triumverate?
Definition
Pompey, Julius Caesar, and Crassus
Term
How did Julius Caesar die? Why?
Definition
He was stabbed by senators because they though he wanted to be King.
Term
What was the Social War?
Definition
Latin communities rebelled against Rome
Term
What were the differences between Greek and Latin languages?
Definition
Greek is more subtle and abstract. Latin is concrete and absolute
Term
What are characteristics of Roman architecture? What is one example?
Definition
-Solid, impressive
-Pantheon or the Roman Arch
Term
What are two reforms that Diocletian put in place to minimize rebellion?
Definition
-Seperate military and civil authority
-More, smaller provinces
-Introduced co-emperor
Term
What was the appeal Christianity to the Romans? Give 3 examples.
Definition
-Hero who suffers as men suffer -Fight between good and evil -Dies and is resurrected -To be saved, yhou have to participate in rituals to be saved from sin and morality
Term
Why were Jews respected in Rome?
Definition
-Established
-Local autonomy
Term
Name 4 groups of Barbarians around the Roman empire.
Definition
-Franks, Scots, Picts, Huns, Angles, Saxons, Burgundians, Goths, Vandals
Term
Explain one issue that divided Christians.
Definition
-Trinity
-Divinity of Christ
Term
What were two important developments the Huns made with horses.
Definition
-Horseshoes
-Stirrups
Term
Why did the Roman Army go into decline?
Definition
-People can't join b/c they are serfs
-Apathetic
-Economic depression
-Population decline
Term
What led to the development of castles?
Definition
People started abandoning the polis for safety and security
Term
Why did the Eastern Roman Empire survive?
Definition
-Geography-mountains
-Economic prosperity-still trading
-Christianity is associated with the gov't
Term
346
Definition
Christianity becomes official religion
Term
311
Definition
Edict of toleration
Term
476
Definition
End of Empire
Term
284
Definition
Diocletian
Term
395
Definition
Rome split in half
Term
Hannibal
Definition
Greatest of Carthaginian generals, 2nd Punic War
Term
Octavian
Definition
First R. Emperor
Term
Nero
Definition
Set up the urban fire
Term
Why were Christians regarded as dangerous and subversive as presented from time to time?
Definition
Because they wouldn't submit to Roman authority
Term
Why were Christians an easy target for scapegoating?
Definition
-Practiced cannibalism
-Incest: loving their "brothers and sisters"
-Hated humanity: withdre from normal social life
Term
In what way were the Christians persecuted for their beliefs?
Definition
-Dressed in wild animal skins
-Torn by dogs
-Crucified
Term
Why was Pliny's encyclopedia so well-known?
Definition
it was almost the first encyclopedia and a bit accurate
Term
Give two examples of Pliny's inaccurate theories.
Definition
-Dog-headed people
-Corpses grow fingernails and hair
-Porcupines shooting quills
-lion with face of man
Term
Which versions of Cleopatra did Plutarch include in his writing?
Definition
-Egyptian: messiah sent to liberate the east
-Roman: Scheming, sexually rapacious, drunken harlot, wicked
Term
What two children seized the throne from Ptolemy while he was in Rome?
Definition
Tryphana and Bernice
Term
How old was Cleopatra when her father died and left her the kingdom?
Definition
18
Term
According to speculation, how did Cleopatra present herself to Caesar?
Definition
She rolled herself in bedding and had herself delivered to him as merchandise
Term
What did 17th century French atuhor Blaise say about Cleopatra's nose?
Definition
If her nose had been shorter, the whole face of the world could have been changed.
Term
What object brought up the questioning of Cleopatra's look?
Definition
A coin issued by Cleopatra in the British museum with her profile on it
Term
What was the subject Cleopatra wrote her book on, and what was an unusual ingredient?
Definition
Term
What was the influential group that stimulated Rome's growth?
Definition
Etruscans
Term
What are four factors that contributed to the region that Rome develops?
Definition
Trade
Language
Religion
Population Density
Term
What is is called when industrial production is directed towards military goods and expansion?
Definition
Military industrial complex
Term
What were two political groups in early Roman government and what political bodies did they dominate?
Definition
Plebeians-Assembly
Patricians-Senate
Term
What was the role of Tribunes and what was their significance?
Definition
To represent views and opinions of Plebeians, anyone who killed a Tribune would be immediately killed
Term
What were two ways Rome kept control of her large empire?
Definition
Strategic settlements, allowed local autonomy, controlled all foreign affairs, defeated her greatest enemy
Term
How did Rome win the 2nd Punic war?
Definition
Fabian tactics under General Fabius
Term
Rome could lose the battle but they could never lose ____
Definition
the war
Term
What was the primary function of Proconsuls?
Definition
Provide secturity to provinces with minimal cost to Rome
Term
What is the problem with using city-states to control an empire?
Definition
rural districts are disenfranchised
Term
Give two reasons why trade by land was inefficeint in the Roman empire.
Definition
Poor roads, one-wheeled wagons
Term
Who made up the 1st Triumverate? The Second?
Definition
-Pompey, Crassus, Caesar
-Marc Antony, Ocravius, Lepidus
Term
Where does the expression "crossing the Rubicon" come from?
Definition
When Caesar decided to actively break Roman law and bring his army into Rome
Term
What were two of Caesar's titles?
Definition
Imperator, Dictator for life, power of tribune, consul
Term
What was Cleopatra's gift to Caesar when he arrived in Egypt? What was his reaction? Why?
Definition
-Head of Pompey
-Disappointed
-He didn't want to owe Egypt anything and he wanted to kill Pompey himself
Term
What triggered Caesar's assassination
Definition
Caesar requested another title, "King of Provinces"-"King"=___
Term
What were Caesar's dying words?
Definition
Et tu Brute, And you Brutus
Term
What is another name for Octavius?
Definition
Caesar Augustus
Term
What do many historians believe to be the flaw that eventually takes down the Roman Empire?
Definition
Immorality
Term
What two contributions did Paul make that make Christianity more attractive to the Roman people?
Definition
-Could become Christian even if not Jewish
-Gave Christianity intellectual depth
Term
What art form made a longlasting visual statement to Rome's power?
Definition
Architectue
Term
What was the dominant language of the West under the Roman Empire and why did it become so?
Definition
-Latin
-Stable, solid, and absolute
Term
Which Roman writer is in Dante's "Divine Comedy"?
Definition
Virgil
Term
What is the origin of the phrase "going to court"?
Definition
Emperor would sit in the courtyard of his house and any citizen could go to him to clarify a legal question
Term
What kinds of commodities were traded in Rome during the 2nd century Roman Empire?
Definition
Luxury items
Term
Define anarchy
Definition
Belief that people don't need government and that man is capable of self-governing
Term
Who was Ptolemy and what was his mistake in regards to the organization of the universe
Definition
Astronomer, Geo-centric world
Term
What is the struture of the church from lowest to highest?
Definition
Mass of believers, teachers, elders, bishops
Term
Describe mathematically the crisis over the Trinity.
Definition
1+1+1=1
Term
What document came out of the meeting Constatnine organized in Nicaea?
Definition
Nicene Creed
Term
What is modern-day Constantinople?
Definition
Istanbul
Term
Name two major rivers that served as borders for the Roman Empire.
Definition
Rhine River and the Danube
Term
Hadrian's Wall was built to protect the empire from which two barbarian groups?
Definition
Scots and the Picts
Term
What is the differenc between a slave and a serf?
Definition
-Slave-bound to owner
-Serf-bound to land
Term
In which half of the Roman Empire were citizens able to question their gov't?
Definition
Eastern
Term
What was the downside of being a mayor in the Roman Empire?
Definition
Held personally responisible for taxes of people, eternally bound to position
Term
Where did the Huns originate?
Definition
Central Asia
Term
Why were the Huns so effective?
Definition
Superb horsepeople, developed stirrup and horseshoes
Term
What were the two groups of Goths and where did they settle?
Definition
East-Ostrogoths
West-Visigoths
Term
What does "goth" mean?
Definition
People or us
Term
Name three barbarian forces that contributed to the fall of the Roman empire.
Definition
Burgundians
Huns
Franks
Term
Who was a key leader for the Huns?
Definition
Attila
Term
Name one possible reason Attila did not sack Rome.
Definition
Pope and his army
Pope surrendered wealth
Huns intimidated by catapulted heads
Rome infected with malaria
Term
What happened in 476 AD and why was it significant?
Definition
Odovacar invades Rome and throws out symbols of the IMperial gov't, marks the end of the Western Roman Empire
Term
What is a possible way ceramics took down the Roman Empire?
Definition
Water served in lead containers to high class Romans, lead poisoning
Term
395
Definition
The empire splits
Term
Mythological creators of Rome
Definition
Romulus and Remus
Term
Octavius
Definition
Killed Marc Antony
Term
Virgil
Definition
Wrote "The Aeneid"
Term
Brutus
Definition
Betrayed Caesar
Term
Pledeians
Definition
controlled the Senate
Term
Visigoths
Definition
First group ot invade Rome in 800 years
Term
Why did new agricultural techniques spread out during the 1st Century Roman Empire?
Definition
Trade increased
Term
List 3 writers in the 1st Century Roman Empire and their works
Definition
Livy-History of Rome
Virgil-The Aeneid (founding of Rome)
Dante-The Divine Comedies
Term
Major Language-what did it fix
Definition
Latin-fixed grammar added words
Term
Why did leadership become a big issue in Rome?
Definition
Roman gov't sent proconsuls and proprietors to Roman colonies to govern them, came back to Rome-nothing left
Term
What was the cause of the small crisis for the small farmers? What did the failed farmer lose and why is it related to business?
Definition
-Transportation
-Citizenship; Businesses want more involvement in politics
Term
What did Gracchus brothers do in order to decrease rich/poor gap? What group of people were disadvantaged? What group of people benefitted?
Definition
-Redistribution of land
-Upper Class
-Common citizen
Term
What are the two political parties in Rome?
Definition
-Optimates: Patricians
-Populares: plebeians
Term
What are the three thing Sulla did when he came into power?
Definition
-Increased the size of the Senate
-Restricted power of assembly
-Limited the power of the Tribunes
Term
Who did Marc Antony marry in 36 BC even though he was already married?
Definition
Cleopatra
Term
Name the two Gaul groups.
Definition
-Cisalpine Gauls
-Transalpine Gauls
Term
Who are the two main gods of Egypt?
Definition
-Isis
-Osiris
Term
In Christianity, how did people achieve salvation?
Definition
Participate in rituals
Term
What are 3 characteristics that contributed to the growth of Christianity?
Definition

-missionary religion

-organized

-intellectually respectable 

Term
What is the Edict of Toleration?
Definition
Not going to persecute Christians
Term
What title did the senate give to Augustus?
Definition
Imperator
Term
From Augustus's new political system, from whom can the emperor select his successor?
Definition
Natural or addopted family
Term
When hadrian strengthened the fortifications along a line, which 2 rivers did the line connect?
Definition
Rhine and Danube River
Term
What is the meaning of Paster Patrae?
Definition
Father of the land
Term
Why was immorality problematic?
Definition
-Increase in irresponsiblity
-Increase in selfishness
Term
What guided religion during the Roman Empire? Was the religion personal or impersonal?
Definition
Convention, impersonal
Term
What did Hannibal bring to conquer Rome?
Definition
Elephants
Term
What was Rome's greatest rival?
Definition
Carthage
Term
What are 4 emerging problems in the 3rd century?
Definition
-Self-sufficient areas
-Caste system
-Dominating group
-Army loyal to mil. commander
-Stressed society
-Polis abandonment
Term
Why was Rome strong?
Definition
Military
Term
How did the Plebeians show they were angry?
Definition
-Sit down strikes, rebelled, very successful
Term
Who helped defend Rome when the Huns attacked?
Definition
Visigoth
Term
Give 4 reasons the Eastern Empire survived.
Definition
-Hard for Barbarians to enter
-Geographical barriers
-Better commerce and trade
-Christianity is a part of the gov't
Term
What did Emperor Tiberius think that Christianity would do for the Jews?
Definition
"distract" them
Term
How did Cleopatra kill herself?
Definition
Held an asp to her chest
Term
What set of laws did the 2nd century Roman laws resemble?
Definition
Hammurabi's code (think justice is to be equal)
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